Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.

对富有的单身汉应该客以重税。让某些人比其他人更快乐是不公平的。

The only thing I'm addicted to is winning.

思想，在理解和想象的程度上，都是被动的。

The poem is not a dialogue. The poem is a monologue delivered in the presence of a witness.

"The past is always present in our lives, shaping our future."

人们在遇到别人蛮横无理的时候，往往怒火中烧，可是忽然转眼一想自己也有过错，不知不觉怒气就消失得干干净净。由此看来孟子所强调的自我反省，实在是息事宁人、涵养正气、受益获福、求得身心快乐的最好办法，千万不要当作一般道学家的套话来看待。